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I spend the afternoon in cars
I sit in traffic jams for hours
don’t push me, I am not OK
the sky is blue most every day
the lemons grow like tumors they
are tiny suns infused with sour
lonely as a cloud
in the Golden State
“The coldest winter that I ever saw
Was the summer that I spent…”
the only substance is the fog
and it hides all that has gone wrong
can’t see a thing inside the maze
there is a bridge adored and famed
the Golden spine of engineering
whose back is heavy with my weight
lonely as a cloud
in the Golden State
“The coldest winter that I ever saw
Was the summer that I spent…”
be still this old heart
be still this old skin
drink your last drink
sin your last sin
sing your last song
about the beginning
sing it out loud
so the people can hear
let’s go!
be still this sad day
be still this sad year
hope your last hope
fear you last fear
your not the only one (4x)
let’s go!
my falling shape will draw a line
between the blue of sea and sky
I’m not a bird, I’m not a plane
I took a taxi to the gate
I will not go to school again
four seconds was the longest wait (4x)
four seconds was the longest
I sit in traffic jams for hours
don’t push me, I am not OK
the sky is blue most every day
the lemons grow like tumors they
are tiny suns infused with sour
lonely as a cloud
in the Golden State
“The coldest winter that I ever saw
Was the summer that I spent…”
the only substance is the fog
and it hides all that has gone wrong
can’t see a thing inside the maze
there is a bridge adored and famed
the Golden spine of engineering
whose back is heavy with my weight
lonely as a cloud
in the Golden State
“The coldest winter that I ever saw
Was the summer that I spent…”
be still this old heart
be still this old skin
drink your last drink
sin your last sin
sing your last song
about the beginning
sing it out loud
so the people can hear
let’s go!
be still this sad day
be still this sad year
hope your last hope
fear you last fear
your not the only one (4x)
let’s go!
my falling shape will draw a line
between the blue of sea and sky
I’m not a bird, I’m not a plane
I took a taxi to the gate
I will not go to school again
four seconds was the longest wait (4x)
four seconds was the longest
Lyrics submitted by The Writing Writer
Track duration: 04:25
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I just don't really like the "be still this old heart" part much. Amazing chorus though.
"Be still this old heart; Be still this old Skin".
Basically the aftermath of jumping, you'll be dead, your heart will stop beating.
"there is a bridge adored and famed
the Golden spine of engineering
whose back is heavy with my weight"
Standing on the golden gate bridge, "whose back is heavy with my weight" could either refer to them actually standing on the bridge, or it could refer to the weight of their feelings.
"the only substance is the fog
and it hides all that has gone wrong
can’t see a thing inside the maze"
Self explanatory :P sometimes the fog in SF can be so thick that you can't see anything, "it hides all that has gone wrong", nobody actually knows of the terrible things that other people have done. Fog could also be a reference to someones mask, if you keep your guard up, if you keep your mask on no one will know your darkest secrets.
"the sky is blue most every day
the lemons grow like tumors they
are tiny suns infused with sour"
My favorite part of the song, every day will seem like a happy day to most people. The lemons probably refer to the ones whose days start out great but end up terrible.
I'm probably wrong, mainly because I'm half asleep but thats not really a good defense :P
well yes a song about a girl/boy jumping off a bridge maybe because of somthing school related but im only guessing what a deep beautifull song!
well yes a song about a girl/boy jumping off a bridge maybe because of somthing school related but im only guessing what a deep beautifull song!
However, despite the serious and depressing nature of the song, fakeorforced comment cracked me up.
"The Golden Gate Suicides are the topic of a song by indie rock trio Sleater-Kinney. The song is called "Jumpers," and it appears on the album The Woods."
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So i totally agree with the trials of a rough life and everything getting even harder to the point where she just cant take it anymore. i agree with the suicide idea. why would they put so much angst and soul into this song... about bungee jumping...